Andrew Lincoln Wanted Beth to Have a Crush on Rick in THE WALKING DEAD
The mid-season finale of The Walking Dead was brutally sad. I won’t say anything that happened in case you haven’t watched it yet, but it was insanely heart-breaking. Beth and Daryl came to have an interesting bond in the series. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Andrew Lincoln reveals that he pitched an idea that would have involved Beth having a crush on Rick, which would have made for a weird yet interesting dynamic.
“I actually pitched an idea, I think in season 3. I said, 'I think Beth should have a crush on Rick. And Rick doesn’t have a clue how to deal with it. And also, Carl is really upset about it. And then Hershel gets involved as well.' And everybody ignored me as usual. But I thought it was quite a good pitch.”
The Beth and Daryl angle was fine, but it would have been nice to see the relationship between Carl and Beth grow a little more. In the end, I’m glad that the writers nixed the Rick and Beth idea. The show is dramatic enough without a weird teenage crush triangle between a dad and his angry and jealous son.